Immersive Storytelling Outside of Virtual Reality

Many of the virtual reality experiences on display at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival tried to make viewers believe they were actually in a virtual world by tricking the eyes and brain. But one of the most immersive experiences at film festival’s “Storyscapes” event succeeded in transporting my mind to a different place by taking away my vision entirely. Instead of giving me a virtual reality headset, the “Door into the Dark” experience isolated me with a construction helmet, face-blocking visor